The best Disc media uses a thin gold film. Memory sticks do not last copy the data every three or four years. I am lucky that I have an 8 year old computer that has only had 1 drive. I do have a backup drive.
Pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus; Everything flows, everything is in flux, nothing is permanent, change is the only permanent thing, cant step in the same river twice. A reference to the impermanence of digital media. (God is permanent, we like flowers of the field wither and fade etc. Alas. I am feeling impermanent today.)
:^( Same with SD cards?
***Pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus . . . cant step in the same river twice. A reference to the impermanence of digital media***
You should exchange ideas with Kalam. :^) All too true that, of all things, digital media is impermanent - even though we are eliminating paper records. Yikes!
***Alas. I am feeling impermanent today.***
Today? 😧
** The disks I am referring to are CD type discs for home use. I was not thinking of internal discs.
(Returning to the subject of Q.)